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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 656 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”

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  1. 1.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) tall (d) cold
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) late (d) dry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) hot (d) dry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) happy (d) late
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard

Answer key

  1. night
  2. light
  3. cold
  4. hot
  5. boy
  6. weak
  7. out
  8. rich
  9. take
  10. slow
  11. hard
  12. start
  13. night
  14. dirty
  15. slow
  16. out
  17. bottom
  18. full
  19. small
  20. dry
  21. last
  22. win
  23. pull
  24. young
  25. enemy
  26. go
  27. last
  28. near
  29. light
  30. close
  31. big
  32. asleep
  33. empty
  34. hot
  35. buy
  36. stand
  37. far
  38. dark
  39. top
  40. hard

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